Laugh Out Loud Reads

A lot of young adult books are all doom and gloom and, while I enjoy the darker side of literature, a good laugh is always needed. From slap-stick humor, to body humor, to outrageous events and hilarious mishaps, these books are sure to make you laugh out loud!

An Abundance of Katherines by John Green

All 19 of Colin’s girlfriends have two things in common: 1.They’re all named Katherine. 2.They all dumped him. (FIC GREEN)

Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman

A hot girl in the front seat. A body in the back. What could be better? Seventeen-year-old Vince's life is constantly complicated by the fact that he is the son of a powerful Mafia boss, a relationship that threatens to destroy his romance with the daughter of an FBI agent. (FIC KORMAN)

Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson by Louise Rennison

Read the humorous account Georgia Nicholson, a teenage British girl who tries to reduce the size of her nose, stop her mad cat from terrorizing the neighborhood animals, and win the love of handsome hunk Robbie. (FIC RENNISON)

King Dork by Frank Portman

Tom Henderson is a typical American high school loser until he discovers his deceased father's copy of the Salinger classic. Soon Tom finds himself in the middle of several interlocking conspiracies and at least half a dozen mysteries involving dead people, naked people, fake people, ESP, blood, a secret code, guitars, monks, witchcraft, the Bible, girls, the Crusades, a devil head, and rock and roll. And it all looks like it's just the tip of a very odd iceberg of clues that may very well unravel the puzzle of his father's death and-oddly-reveal the secret to attracting semihot girls. Being in a band could possibly be the secret to the girl thing-but good luck finding a drummer who can count to four. (FIC PORTMAN)

Absolutely, Positively Not by David LaRochelle

Steven is absolutely, positively not gay. No, really. Honest!
(FIC LAROCHELLE)

Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett

This is the story of a young witch-to-be named Tiffany who must journey through the terrifying and ever-shifting dreamscape of Fairyland to rescue her kidnapped brother. This book is a riot ... talking little blue people are always a good laugh!
(FIC PRATCHETT)

Other books in the series: Hat Full of Sky & The Wintersmith

The Teacher's Funeral by Richard Peck

In 1904 Indiana, 15-year-old Russell Culver is raring to leave his small town. But he has a particularly eventful season of school ahead of him, when is teacher drops dead. (FIC PECK)

Bad Kitty by Michele Jaffe

With the glitz of Las Vegas and an entertaining cast of characters, this novel tells the story of 17-year-old Jasmine, who becomes tangled in the leash of a badly misbehaving pet cat and is tossed headlong into mystery, intrigue, and romance. (FIC JAFFE)

High Fidelity by Nick Hornby

Recently dumped by his wealthy girlfriend, record store owner Rob Fleming finds himself in financial trouble and sets out on a pilgrimage to ask his former girlfriends where their relationships went wrong and to learn where his life went off track.

(FIC HORNBY)

48 Shades of Brown by Nick Earls

Australian teenager Dan Bancroft has a choice to make: go to Geneva with his parents for a year, or move into a house with his bass-playing aunt Jacq and her friend Naomi. He chooses Jacq's place, and his life will never be the same.
(FIC EARLS)

All-American Girl by Meg Cabot

Samantha Madison is heading for deep trouble. She's just saved the president of the United States from an assassination attempt, so the whole world thinks she's a hero, which Sam knows she's not. Now she's been appointed teen ambassador to the UN. And as if that's not enough -- the president's son just might be in love with her! (FIC CABOT)

Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan

Paul, who is gay, has the good fortune to attend a high school where the members of the Gay-Straight Alliance outnumber the football team, the cheerleaders ride Harleys, the star quarterback is also the homecoming queen, and the new guy in school turns out to be the love Paul has been waiting for. (FIC LEVITHAN)

24 Girls in 7 Days by Alex Bradley

When the love of Jack’s life rejects his invitation to the prom, his friends jump in to “help” by posting an online ad for a date for Jack which results in 24 eager applicants. (FIC BRADLEY)

Freshman by Michael Gerber

Hart Fox might not have the pedigree to be a shoo-in at Stutts, prestigious New England Ivy, but he does have the grades and the resume. And he does make it in - sort of. His acceptance is hijacked by Burlington Darlington III, a wealthy alum running for governor who is so desperate to get his hapless son, Trip, into Stutts that he funds a new chemistry building. Darlington also offers to get Hart a spot in the freshman class and pay his way, if Hart will "manage" Trip and take all his classes for him. Despite this deal with the devil, in September Hart walks onto the Stutts campus jubilant. But what awaits him is a strange parallel universe of secret societies, class hierarchies, and inexplicable traditions. You’ve never seen college life like this! (FIC GERBER)

Sleeping Freshman Never Lie by David Lubar

This hilarious novel chronicles Scott's freshman year, as he decides that high school would be a lot less overwhelming if it came with a survival manual. (FIC LUBAR)

It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

A humorous account of a New York City teenager's battle with depression and his time spent in a psychiatric hospital. (FIC VIZZINI)

How I Paid for College: A Novel of Sex, Theft, Friendship & Musical Theater by Marc Acito

You want to go to acting school but your father won't pay for it. That's OK ... just blackmail your father! (FIC ACITO)